Reagan shooter calls link to Washington hotel ‘spooky’ after alleged Trump assassination attempt at same site

Event Overview

Reagan shooter calls link to Washington hotel ‘spooky’ after alleged Trump assassination attempt at same site

Updated 4 days ago
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Summary

John Hinckley Jr. called it "spooky" that the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner shooting occurred at the same hotel where he shot President Ronald Reagan. This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources.

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This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources. Sources in this event include ABC News, Fox News.

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White House correspondents' dinner suspect Cole Allen described as 'gentle, smart young man'
ABC News
ABC News
Lean Left
4/28/2026

Portrait emerges of White House correspondents' dinner suspect as intelligent, shy

Allen, 31, faces charges including the attempted assassination of the president. Cole Allen, the suspect in the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner shooting, appears to have been a highly intelligent person, albeit shy, and was at one point a devoted Christian, according to conversations with individuals.

Reagan shooter calls link to Washington hotel ‘spooky’ after alleged Trump assassination attempt at same site
Fox News4/29/2026

Reagan shooter calls link to Washington hotel ‘spooky’ after alleged Trump assassination attempt at same site

Retired NYPD inspector Paul Mauro joins ‘Fox Across America with Jimmy Failla’ to shed light on the breakdown in security that led to the shooting at the Washington Hilton during the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner this past weekend. John Hinckley Jr. called it "spooky" that an alleged assassination.